The speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiques issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings

The speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiques issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings

The speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiques issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings

The speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiques issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings

The speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiques issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings

The speeches made by officials attending the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are published in this volume, along with the press communiques issued by the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Development Committee at the conclusion of the meetings

World growth is projected to fall to ½ percent in 2009, its lowest rate since World War II. Despite wide-ranging policy actions, financial strains remain acute, pulling down the real economy. A sustained economic recovery will not be possible until the financial sector's functionality is...

The global economy is beginning to pull out of a recession unprecedented in the post-World War II era, but stabilization is uneven and the recovery is expected to be sluggish. Economic growth during 2009-10 is now projected to be about 1/2 percentage points higher than projected in the April...